Recap

Rookie Michael Wacha pitched into the seventh inning with zero margin for error and the St. Louis Cardinals silenced the Los Angeles Dodgers for the second consecutive day, winning 1-0 Saturday for a 2-0 lead in the NL championship series.

The Cardinals managed two hits off Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, but Jon Jay's sacrifice fly set up by A.J. Ellis' passed ball in the fifth stood up.

David Freese doubled before reaching third on the passed ball. Jay's fly to short left field left Carl Crawford with a play, but his throw was nowhere near home. Freese, not a fast runner, scored easily on the play.

The Dodgers' scoreless streak in the NLCS reached 19 innings.

Rookie fireballer Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the ninth with a heater reaching 101 mph, fanning pinch-hitter Andre Ethier on three pitches to end it.

A day after outlasting Los Angeles 3-2 in 13 innings, the Cardinals moved two wins away from the World Series.

Shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who is nursing sore ribs, is also out of the lineup. Ramirez is hitting .444 with one home run and six RBIs this postseason, and his absence could have a significant impact on the Dodgers' lineup.

As for the pitching matchup, the Cardinals have Wacha on the mound facing off against Kershaw. Over the course of Friday night's game, the Dodgers and Cardinals combined to use 14 pitchers, so both managers are counting on their starters to pitch deep into Game 2.